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Message: <blockquote data-quote="erf_beto" data-source="post: 4006207" data-attributes="member: 47533">Well, I'm acutally puzzled by all this - I really can't grasp anything law-related  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> So, what are we talking about here? They've said that there will be a 4E SRD, but it will be less 'generous' than the 3E SRD. What does that mean? I suppose as long as there's an SRD doc/rtf/pdf file to download on their site, there can be something like d20srd.org... or is there a (legal) way to protect the content (like they do with PDFs today - try to copy text from the new DDM rules) and forbid reproduction elsewhere (like a website)? Either way, for me, the question is "what will be in the SRD?.Can they restrict content, like say [ability scores, skills and roll d20 + modifier + half level] is SRD, but every thing else isnt (so NO races, classes, feats or powers...)? Ok, that's stretching a little. Maybe Elf, Dwarf and Halfing will be SRD, but Tiefling and Dragonborn no? Yuan-ti in the SRD, yes, but never the 'yuan-ti swiftscale'? Could they have just one generic "Dragon" to the SRD and leave every other colored or metalic dragon as WoTC's IP? Or even, could they go as far as replace the entire monster section with a table for Brute, Skirmisher, Soldier, Mastermind and other monster roles?Could it become just an index of rules ("Magic? refer to PHB1 pg. 79")?As far as homebrew, if 'Red Dragon' isn't SRD, should I add a "refer to MM1, pg 86" line or copy its stats and rename it to Scarlet Dwagon?Of course, I'm contemplating 'worst case scenarios' here, but I really have no idea... :\</blockquote>

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